A tale of two meals

Protesting is hard work. Out in the sun. Walking for long periods. Waving placards. Shouting, chanting, singing.

Then again, so is reporting. Forced to stay in a virtual cave (aka the media centre). Typing madly to meet deadlines. Listening to official after official drone on.

Either way, both are being fed - for free - as they toil away during the G20 Summit. And both kitchens/cafeterias are inaccessible to the other.

But that's where the similarities end.

Inside the media centre, journalists are getting a sampling of food by some of the city's top chefs.

At 5 p.m. Friday, a beef and shiitake mushroom tasting was scheduled. At 9 p.m., a tasting by Jamie Kennedy.

There's also a cafeteria. After a lunch of orange chicken, one CTV cameraman remarked that it was "dynamite."

Over at Allan Gardens on Friday, protesters were dining on more limited fare. The People's Kitchen, a collection of community organizers who are feeding protesters, cooked up a few options: couscous salad, roasted potatoes and chicken, salad and radishes with dressing.

"Delicious by all accounts," CBC's Prasanna Rajagopalan said of reactions to the food. "Looks great."

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